That's all going in a Lian Li PC7 (with 120mm fans front and back) with an X-FI Xtreme Music sound card (I already have these).
I don't plan to overclock immediately, but I'm thinking with this build I might do at some point (I had temperature problems with my last build which I couldn't fix so I didn’t bother then). It will be mostly used for gaming and the Internet.
The motherboard I'm not sure with. I see there are different versions of it and I don't plan to go SLI so I'm guessing the standard model would be best for me? Not unless there is a better suggestion for a motherboard?
The processor was down to either that or the Q6600. But from the research I have done it seems the E8500 would be best for me.
I chose that RAM because I had cheap GeIL RAM in my last PC which was fine so I was going to go for the same again.
Well for the graphics card it was either that or the 4870, but I don't mind paying the extra and I had a Nvida card in my last build and there is one in my current laptop so I'm used to the drivers and stuff. If one particular card had a quieter stock cooler that may have been the clincher, but my research seems to suggest they are all quite loud.
That HDD because I had the same make in my last build (albeit a smaller one though) and they still seem popular. It's my understanding that the one I chose has higher density platters or something which means it’s faster?
I chose that CPU cooler because I had the AMD equivalent in my last build and it still seems to be popular. I might also take this rig to LANs at some point so I don't want anything too big.
The monitor, well from my reading on these forums it seems the best of the 24" bunch. There doesn't seem to be a definitive one to have, but from what I know it is the best for gaming that is available.
The keyboard, well erm, is cheap and has quite a few positive reviews so gets the thumbs up from me!
I already have a decent mouse and a set of speakers which I'll live with for now.
Already having done this once before I have a better idea of what I want, but I've been out of touch with the computer market for ages. I've been doing research on off for a week or so, but I'm not 100% sure on everything. So that's where everyone here comes in! Any useful advice or suggestions would be most appreciated!
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